Junior track and field standout Tony Fierimonte of Northboro was the male recipient of the Andrew Laska Athlete of the Year Award at the college's recent year-end banquet. Last fall, Fierimonte became the first male runner to advance to the NCAA Cross Country Championship, and this spring he claimed the Northeast-10 Championship in the steeplechase. Senior football captain Mike Bates of Holden was the male recipient of the Rev. Armand Desautels Memorial Award, given to the premier senior student-athlete, as well as the male recipient of the Steve "Merc" Morris Award, given to the top four-year senior athlete. Senior swimmer Monique Haney was the female recipient of both the Laska Award and the Morris Award. Senior softball center fielder Tanya Robidoux was the female recipient of the Rev. Armand Desautels Memorial Award. … Junior first baseman Ashley Impagliazzo earned Northeast-10 Conference first-team honors. Senior shortstop Nicole Boris of Gardner was named to the second team and junior third baseman Jess DiPilato of Worcester to the third team. Freshman Ashley Abad was named to the All-Rookie team. … Freshman Gwendelyn Sawyer was named the NE-10 Women's Rookie Field Athlete of the Year. … Sawyer and Fierimonte both earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors. … In women's lacrosse, senior midfielder Kathryn Beall of Shrewsbury and senior defender Mary Guinee earned All-NE-10 second-team honors. Freshman Victoria Russo was named to the All-Rookie team. … Senior utility player Ysander Figueroa of Worcester was named to the All-NE-10 second team. Junior third baseman Greg O'Donnell of Northbridge was named to the third team. Freshman infielder Mike Coggeshall of Shrewsbury was named to the All-Rookie team.

Nichols

Steve Pilcher has been promoted to softball coach. Pilcher, who served as an assistant coach this season, replaces Kristan Mallet, who resigned following a promotion to assistant director of athletics/senior woman administrator.

Quinsigamond

Former Worcester Tech star John Boyd has posted a batting average of .562 this season for the Wyverns, which leads Division 3 of the National Junior College Athletic Association. Quinsigamond recently fell, 5-4, to Massasoit in the NJCAA Region 21 Tournament.

WPI

Senior outfielder Nicole McDonough and freshman utility player Kristin Gallagher were named to the All-NFCA New England team.

Worcester State

Sophomore attack Kalia Chase of Northbridge, who totaled nine points in the ECAC Division 3 New England tourney, was named MASCAC co-Player of the Week. Freshman goalkeeper Lea Robichaud of Holden was named MASCAC Rookie of the Week. She went 1-1 with an 11.00 goals-against average for the runner-up Lancers. … Senior Christy Deininger was named MASCAC Female Track Athlete of the Week. At the NEICAAA Championships, Deininger finished third in the 100 hurdles. Jared Barros, who finished ninth in the 200 and 11th in the 100, was named MASCAC Male Rookie of the Week.

Out of town

After guiding the Southern New Hampshire baseball team to its third straight 35-win season, Scott Loiseau of Worcester was named Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year. … Franklin Pierce junior pitcher Brendan O'Rourke of Shrewsbury earned All-NE-10 second-team honors. Merrimack freshman infielder/outfielder Cam DiSarcina of Shirley was named to the All-Rookie team. … Saint Anselm freshman defender Olivia Connly of Fiskdale earned All-NE-10 second-team and All-Rookie team honors. … Westfield State sophomore Naloti Palma of Westboro was named MASCAC Female Field Athlete of the Week. At the NEICAAA Championships, Palma won the discus with a school-record throw of 145 feet, 2 inches, and finished fourth in the shot put.